Thomas Delmer Pyle, former drummer of the rock bank Lynyrd Skynyrd and known to fans as Artimus Pyle, was arrested in St. Johns County, Florida after failing to register as a sex offender.
The 59-year-old drummer was sentenced to eight years probation and is required to provide authorities with his current address every six months after he pleaded guilty of attempted capital sexual battery on a victim under the age of 12 and principal to lewd and lascivious upon a child under 16 years old.
